Well, me at least.
The last year has been quite busy and quite interesting. Our asset management business saw significant growth. What started out as one guy with a business card and cell phone in 2003 now has a staff of 12. Knock on wood.
The real exciting things are not in the asset management company though. Melissa and I decided to take the plunge and affiliate with United Country Real Estate to open their first Central Ohio brokerage office. UC has approximately 600 offices around the US and now 1 in Costa Rica. The best part for us is the commitment to the Auction Process with 65 real estate auction offices across the country. Through the network, we can now provide auction services to our clients in any state under the same brand and with a consistent process. Check us out at www.ucohiorealty.com and www.ucohioauctions.com.
In addition to real estate auctions, we went 100% online with our commercial asset auctions. My last live equipment auction was conducted in May. Never again. Since then we have done 7 online only events on our new website www.onlineauctionusa.com. We have partnered with Rasmus Asset Management in Virginia and are tracking to about 300 auctions this year. Check it out and join our mailing list. Events are going on all over the US.
Time to get back to work.
R
Richard F. Kruse is the President of Columbus, Ohio based Gryphon USA, Ltd. (www.gryphonusa.com). The Gryphon Organization includes Gryphon Asset Management providing receivership and consulting services in the distressed marketplace, United Country Ohio Realty & Auction Group (www.ucohiorealty.com & www.ucohioauctions.com) providing real estate brokerage and auction services throughout Ohio and OnlineAuctionUSA.com (www.onlineauctionusa.com) providing commercial asset liquidations from the Midwest to East Coast.
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Rich, sounds like things are going good for you. Good luck with your auction business.